| Author |
Message |
Jutter
Philosophical Prodigy
Joined: Jul 27, 2003
Posts: 4897
Location: Den Helder, Holland
|
 Posted:
Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:41 am |
 
|
Five from me first? Okay.
Mastering the making of fire.
Invention of the wheel.
Devolpment of agriculture.
The steam engine.
Printing. |
|
|
 
|
|
JFAgnostic
The Learned
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 110
|
| Posted:
Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:54 am |
|
Just to add another five:
Writing
The concept of "Zero"
The Market Revolution/rise of Mass Society
Oil
High speed transportation/communication |
|
|
|
|
Skylar
Confident Learner
Joined: Jan 16, 2004
Posts: 61
Location: St. Louis, MO
|
| Posted:
Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:56 am |
|
|
|
|
Klarky
Resident
Joined: Jan 13, 2004
Posts: 324
Location: FunkyTown
|
| Posted:
Sat Nov 25, 2006 4:25 am |
|
Evolution
Contraception
with a view to the future: space travel and computing |
|
|
 |
|
JFAgnostic
The Learned
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 110
|
| Posted:
Sat Nov 25, 2006 4:28 am |
|
| Klarky wrote: |
Evolution
Contraception
with a view to the future: space travel and computing |
I suppose if we're going to go to Evolution, we might as well add the Big Bang. Perhaps at least the extinction of the Dinosaurs, since that allowed mammals to thrive. |
|
|
|
|
|
Gerard
Grand Poster
Joined: Nov 19, 2003
Posts: 1740
Location: Groningen, the Netherlands
|
| Posted:
Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:27 pm |
|
Is that evolution as in the discovery of the concept or the ongoing process itself?
Gerard |
|
|
|
|
|
am242
Newbie
Joined: Nov 28, 2006
Posts: 21
Location: USA
|
| Posted:
Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:03 pm |
|
Calendars, Telescopes, Computers, Movable Type and the 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dissident1
Confident Learner
Joined: Apr 29, 2006
Posts: 99
|
| Posted:
Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:13 pm |
|
I have to question whether the rise of
Homo Sapiens
is a good thing or a bad thing. We aren't really good for the planet, easily deluded, and tend towards insanity.
So I am just not exactly sure what the best things are! |
|
|
|
|
|
kmisho
Grand Poster
Joined: Dec 06, 2005
Posts: 1678
Location: Richmond, Virginia USA
|
| Posted:
Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:24 am |
|
| Dissident1 wrote: |
I have to question whether the rise of
Homo Sapiens
is a good thing or a bad thing. We aren't really good for the planet, easily deluded, and tend towards insanity.
So I am just not exactly sure what the best things are! |
It's certainly an open question. |
|
|
|
|
|
baddogma
Grand Poster
Joined: Feb 02, 2006
Posts: 1668
Location: Colorado
|
| Posted:
Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:34 am |
|
| Quote: |
| Jutter wrote: |
Five from me first? Okay.
Mastering the making of fire.
Invention of the wheel.
Devolpment of agriculture.
The steam engine.
Printing. |
|
I would put flint knapping over the wheel and I would question the Printing. Had we not learned to print the bible and Koran would not be around to stunt our growth.
hehe |
|
|
|
|
|
Moloth
Philosophical Prodigy
Joined: Aug 28, 2003
Posts: 3253
Location: Warner Robins, GA
|
| Posted:
Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:28 am |
|
there is NO way i can narrow the list to 5... so here are some ones other may have missed:
agricultural revolution
classical civilization
logic as a system of thought
creation of the scientific method
Industrial revolution
germ theory of disease
development of the atom bomb/nuclear power
theory of relativity
invention of the silicon chip/integrated circuit/microprocessor
my birth |
|
|
|
|
|
baddogma
Grand Poster
Joined: Feb 02, 2006
Posts: 1668
Location: Colorado
|
| Posted:
Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:34 am |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* You can syndicate our news and blog using the file